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So, as its title suggests, Select Readings, Second Edition features dynamic, carefully selected readings chosen by experienced teachers to meet the needs of today’s global learners. The publisher would like to thank the following teachers who worked closely with us to select and approve the topics and reading passages throughout Select Readings, Second Edition. Paul Batt, EMLI, Taichung Desiree Lin, Tunghai University, Taichung City Andrew Boon, Toyo Gakuen University, Japan Wan-yun Sophia Liu, CEO Language Institute, Crystal Brunelli, Tokyo Jogakkan Middle and High Sanchong City School, Japan Wen-Hsing Luo, National Hsinchu University of itke Biytikduman, Istanbul Sehir University, Turkey Education, Hukou Tina Chantal Chen, English Language Institute of Shuji Narita, Osaka University of Economics, Japan Testing and Education, Zhonghe City Aybike Oguz, Özyeðin University, Turkey Kim Dammers, Konyang University, Korea Sakae Onoda, Kanda University of International Studies, Erdogan Erturkoglu, Bezmi Alem University, Turkey Japan Lee Faire, Toyama College of Foreign Languages, Japan Zekariya Ozsevik, KTO Karatay University, Turkey Yuehchiu Fang, National Formosa University, Huwei Erick Romero, Centro de Educacion Integral de Celaya S. Mary College/Nunoike Gaigo Senmon Gakko, Japan Jessica Hsiu-ching Shen, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy & Science, Tainan Michael Griffin, Chung-Ang University, Korea Mi-Young Song, Kyungwon University International Hirofumi Hosokawa, Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University, Language Center, Korea Japan Susan Sunflower, Teacher Education Consultant, U.
Zoe Hsu, National Tainan University, Tainan David Tonetti, Sullivan School, Korea Cecile Hwang, Changwon National University, Korea NJ Walters, Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University, Zeynep Kurular, ITU SFL Prep School, Turkey Japan Carmella Lieske, Shimane University, Japan Shan-Shan Wang, National Taiwan University, Taipei oa Contents Scope and Sequence Series Overview viii Chapter 1 The Youngsters Behind YouTube “Chen and Hurley decided to create YouTube, to make uploading and sharing videos online as easy as anyone could want.’ Chapter 2 When to Use Female Nouns 13 “Today’s topic is the use of feminine nouns such as ‘actress’ and ‘comedienne.” Chapter 5 Your Negative Attitude Can Hurt Your Career 25 “Perhaps the one type you want to avoid (hanging around and being) more than any other is the negative person.” Chapter 4 The Colorful World of Synesthesia 37 “People with synesthesia experience a ‘blending’ of their senses when they see, smell, taste, touch, or hear? Chapter 5 What Is Creative Thinking? 49 “By changing perspective and playing with our knowledge, we can make the ordinary extraordinary and the unusual commonplace.” Chapter 6 Listen Up 61 “Many people tend to assume listening is basically the same thing as hearing—a dangerous misconception that leads to believing that effective listening is instinctive” iv Chapter 7 Students Won't Give Up Their French Fries W5 “They may be more health conscious, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they’re eating healthy.’ Chapter 8 Why | Quit the Company 85 “People can’t understand why I would want to give up a prestigious and secure job. But I think I'd have been crazy to stay.” Chapter 9 East Meets West on Love's Risky Cyberhighway 97 “Alevtina Ivanova is among thousands of Russian women turning to the Internet to meet Westerners.” Chapter 10 Don't Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgment 109 “Stereotypes are a kind of gossip about the world, a gossip that makes us pre-judge people before we ever lay eyes on them? Chapter 11 The Art of Reading 121 “Reading, or the enjoyment of books, has always been regarded among the charms of a cultured life. Calls 155 “The long-term consequences of finding extraterrestrials will be profound” Culture and Language Notes 145 Maps 160 Mini-Dictionary 165 Scope and Sequence How two young men Chapter 1 created the most Understanding The Youngsters Identifying main ideas popular video website compound nouns Behind YouTube in the world Chapter 2 Using female and When to Use Gender-specific nouns Supporting main ideas gender-neutral nouns Female Nouns Chapter 3 The importance of Your Negative Scanning for specific Using synonyms keeping a positive Attitude Can Hurt information and antonyms attitude Your Career Chapter 4 Asensory condition Understanding The Colorful World Making inferences called synesthesia verb-forming suffixes of Synesthesia Chapter 5 Suggestions for Understanding What Is Creative learning to think Using context figures of speech Thinking? creatively Chapter 6 Becoming an Recognizing sentence Using adverbs Listen Up effective listener transitions and intensifiers Chapter 7 Students Won't American students’ Learning idiomatic Summarizing Give Up Their obsession with food expressions French Fries Chapter 8 An employee's Understanding Why | Quit decision to resign Paraphrasing phrasal verbs the Company Chapter 9 East Meets West Finding a husband or Identifying points Using modifiers on Love's Risky wife via the Internet of view Cyberhighway Chapter 10 Don't Let The harmful effects Forming participial Recognizing sources Stereotypes Warp of stereotyping adjectives Your Judgment Suggestions for Chapter 11 becoming a skillful Recognizing analogies Learning word forms The Art of Reading reader Exploring the Chapter 12 possibility of Recognizing scenarios Understanding nouns When E. Calls derived from adjectives extraterrestrial life Series Overview with Teaching Suggestions Select Readings, Second Edition is a reading course for students of English.
In Select Readings, Second Edition, high-interest, authentic reading passages serve as springboards for reading skills development, vocabulary building, and thought-provoking discussions and writing. ‘The readings represent a wide range of genres (newspaper and magazine articles, personal essays, textbook chapters, book excerpts, and online discussions) gathered from well-respected sources, such as The Chronicle of Higher Education and Science News, and approved by experienced teachers. General Approach to Reading Instruction ‘The following principles have guided the development of Select Readings, Second Edition: « Exposing students to a variety of text types and genres helps them develop more effective reading skills. Students learn to handle the richness and depth of writing styles they will encounter as they read more widely in English.
« Readers become engaged with a selection when they are asked to respond personally to its theme. While comprehension questions help students see if they have understood the information in a reading, discussion questions ask students to consider the issues raised by the passage.